The original album

The original double album features fifty-five hardcore punk acts from around the world, including such stalwarts as Dead Kennedys, Crass, Subhumans, Butthole Surfers, and MDC themselves. Thirty of the acts were from outside the United States, and all of the acts featured frequently wrote and recorded left-leaning topical music (with the lone exception of The Butthole Surfers, who came from a similar political position but did not normally deal with political issues in their music). Eight of the acts originated from Italy, which had been sprouting anarchist punk bands such as Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers, Contrazione and RAF Punk (all represented on the album) for quite some time.

All of the profits from the album, according to a primitive obi strip-style insert shrunkwrapped to the original double vinyl release, were slated for various anti-nuclear groups and activities worldwide.

Track listing

In keeping with the original album's insert, the band's country of origin is given in parentheses.

:These are actually two poems recited by a South African expatriate. "Moment By Moment" is about the Soweto riots, while "Exiled Shadows" is about "the struggle for the liberation of our land in chains", according to the artist.

The CD reissue

New Red Archives rereleased the album as a double CD set in 1997, adding five tracks from artists on their roster to the end of disc two. The CD reissue does not include a reproduction of the original's booklet, and it is not known if the benefit aspect of the original album still holds.